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| 20090154071 | CURRENT INPUTS INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an electrical power meter, is disclosed. The electrical power meter includes a housing for containing electrical circuitry therein, the housing including at least one of voltage and current inputs, the housing including passages extending entirely therethrough, wherein the passages are configured to receive a CT lead therethrough, and wherein the CT leads are not electrically connected to the electrical circuitry therein; and a face plate operatively supported on a surface of the housing, wherein the face plate includes at least one of displays, indicators and buttons. It is envisioned that the through passages are located along a side of the housing. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100057387 | CURRENT INPUTS INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an electrical power meter, is disclosed. The electrical power meter includes a housing for containing electrical circuitry therein, the housing including at least one of voltage and current inputs, the housing including passages extending entirely therethrough, wherein the passages are configured to receive a CT lead therethrough, and wherein the CT leads are not electrically connected to the electrical circuitry therein; and a face plate operatively supported on a surface of the housing, wherein the face plate includes at least one of displays, indicators and buttons. It is envisioned that the through passages are located along a side of the housing. | 03-04-2010 |
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| 20100032975 | Method and apparatus for selling consumer products - Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions includes a mobile vehicle for advertising, promotion, marketing and sales of products and services, wherein the vehicle is self-propelled and self-contained for transport to, and operation in, any locale. A showroom affixed to or carried by or in the moving vehicle, the vehicle acting as a moving showroom, mobile kiosk, or mobile store. Preferably, the showroom has side panels on three sides which can be raised, removed or retracted to allow customers to view the products within the showroom. Further preferably, the panels have advertising on both of their sides, providing billboards that are visible on all of the sides of the vehicle, such that three hundred and sixty degrees of billboard signage are present to promote particular products and services. Those products and services can include electronics and electrical devices, mechanical products, consumer products, and other objects. The products and services may be promoted for direct sale from the moving showroom, or for sale from other outlets, such as retail stores and internet sales. | 02-11-2010 |
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| 20090044397 | OPHTHALMIC PUMP ASSEMBLY - In a first aspect of the subject invention, a method is provided for preparing a pump assembly which includes providing a glass or plastic eyedrop vial having a predetermined ophthalmic fluid therein; providing a pump mechanism having a pump inlet; and, securing the pump mechanism to the vial with the pump inlet extending into the vial to form a pump assembly. With the subject invention, a pump assembly can be advantageously formed using standard glass or plastic eyedrop vials. In a second aspect of the subject invention, a method is provided of preparing a pump assembly which includes providing an eyedrop dispenser having a dropper portion and a vial; removing the dropper portion from the vial; providing a pump mechanism having a pump inlet; and, securing the pump mechanism to the vial with the pump inlet extending into the vial to form a pump assembly. With the subject invention, a standard eyedrop ophthalmic dispenser may be retrofitted with a pump mechanism and converted into a pump-type ophthalmic dispenser. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090054442 | METHOD OF ADMINISTERING OPHTHALMIC FLUIDS - A method is provided of treating an eye with ophthalmologically active compounds, particularly with intra-ocular pressure lowering (IOP) compounds, where a dose of 5-15 microliters is delivered at a standard concentration. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20100221132 | INLET FOR PUMP - An inlet for a pump is provided herein including a first elongated component and a tubular second elongated component disposed coaxially about the first elongated component so as to define a space therebetween. Advantageously, with the subject invention, an inlet for a pump can be provided which can be modularly formed from components. In this manner, the components can be manufactured, e.g., by molding, and assembled with a pump, thereby avoiding the difficulties associated with the manufacture and assembly of dip tubes. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110006087 | MICRODISPENSING PUMP - Various pump features are provided. In a first aspect, a pump is provided having an actuator with a nozzle and a releasable cap having a first shield located to entrap a fixed volume of air about the nozzle. In a second aspect, a valve seat is located along a pump's internal fluid passage with deflectable spring arms extending therefrom that are-deflectable in response to movement of a check valve element. In a third aspect, a compliant shut-off valve feature is provided, wherein, a first end of a tubular piston is deflectable in response to interferingly engaging the head of the poppet. In a fourth aspect, a pump includes a pump inlet, and a reservoir having a first portion and a second well portion in open fluid communication. Fluid may be trapped within the well portion at various angular orientations of the pump. | 01-13-2011 |
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| 20090071471 | Apparatus for producing oxygen and/or hydrogen in an environment devoid of breathable oxygen - An apparatus for producing oxygen in an atmosphere substantially devoid of breathable oxygen. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090071472 | Apparatus for producing oxygen and/or hydrogen gas - An apparatus for providing oxygen and/or hydrogen by splitting water and filtering out oxygen from exhaled air, atmospheric air, and/or air from a fan motor using an alternating repeating catalytic and filtering screens with the first screen in the repeating unit having diRuthenium and second screen having Zeolite crystalline bodies. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090074654 | Filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen from a source - A filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen gas from a source having a porous boron doped carbon film with diRuthenium/diRuthenium molecules in direct contact with the porous boron doped carbon film, a synthetic film having at least one zeolite crystalline body in direct contact with the nanocarbon tubules, or both in a continuous alternating arrangement. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090272273 | Filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen from a source - A filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen gas from a source having a porous boron doped carbon film with diRuthenium/diRuthenium molecules in direct contact with the porous boron doped carbon film, a synthetic film having at least one zeolite crystalline body in direct contact with the nanocarbon tubules, or both in a continuous alternating arrangement. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100055044 | Ruthenium compounds and compositions - Ruthenium containing compounds and compositions which inhibit the cellular mitochondrial electron transfer mechanism by providing electrochemically-generated oxygen to an oxygen-deprived environment. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods for treating cancer using the pharmaceutical compositions. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110135563 | Filter Material for Generating Oxygen and/or Hydrogen From A Source - A filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen gas from a source having a porous boron doped carbon film with diRuthenium/diRuthenium molecules in direct contact with the porous boron doped carbon film, a synthetic film having at least one zeolite crystalline body in direct contact with the nanocarbon tubules, or both in a continuous alternating arrangement. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20090298292 | PROCESSING FOR OVERCOMING EXTREME TOPOGRAPHY - A process for overcoming extreme topographies by first planarizing a cavity in a semiconductor substrate in order to create a planar surface for subsequent lithography processing. As a result of the planarizing process for extreme topographies, subsequent lithography processing is enabled including the deposition of features in close proximity to extreme topographic surfaces (e.g., deep cavities or channels) and, including the deposition of features within a cavity. In a first embodiment, the process for planarizing a cavity in a semiconductor substrate includes the application of dry film resists having high chemical resistance. In a second embodiment, the process for planarizing a cavity includes the filling of cavity using materials such as polymers, spin on glasses, and metallurgy. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110130005 | PROCESSING FOR OVERCOMING EXTREME TOPOGRAPHY - A process for overcoming extreme topographies by first planarizing a cavity in a semiconductor substrate in order to create a planar surface for subsequent lithography processing. As a result of the planarizing process for extreme topographies, subsequent lithography processing is enabled including the deposition of features in close proximity to extreme topographic surfaces (e.g., deep cavities or channels) and, including the deposition of features within a cavity. In a first embodiment, the process for planarizing a cavity in a semiconductor substrate includes the application of dry film resists having high chemical resistance. In a second embodiment, the process for planarizing a cavity includes the filling of cavity using materials such as polymers, spin on glasses, and metallurgy. | 06-02-2011 |
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| 20110133162 | Gate-All-Around Nanowire Field Effect Transistors - A method for forming a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) device, the method includes forming a suspended nanowire over a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate structure around a portion of the nanowire, forming a protective spacer adjacent to sidewalls of the gate and around portions of nanowire extending from the gate, removing exposed portions of the nanowire left unprotected by the spacer structure, and epitaxially growing a doped semiconductor material on exposed cross sections of the nanowire to form a source region and a drain region. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133163 | NANOWIRE FET HAVING INDUCED RADIAL STRAIN - An intermediate process device is provided and includes a nanowire connecting first and second silicon-on-insulator (SOI) pads, a gate including a gate conductor surrounding the nanowire and poly-Si surrounding the gate conductor and silicide forming metal disposed to react with the poly-Si to form a fully silicided (FUSI) material to induce radial strain in the nanowire. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133164 | Omega Shaped Nanowire Field Effect Transistors - A method for forming a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) device includes forming a nanowire on a semiconductor substrate, forming a first gate structure on a first portion of the nanowire, forming a first protective spacer adjacent to sidewalls of the first gate structure and over portions of the nanowire extending from the first gate structure, removing exposed portions of the nanowire left unprotected by the first spacer, and epitaxially growing a doped semiconductor material on exposed cross sections of the nanowire to form a first source region and a first drain region. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133165 | SELF-ALIGNED CONTACTS FOR NANOWIRE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS - A method for forming a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) device includes forming a nanowire over a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate structure around a portion of the nanowire, forming a capping layer on the gate structure; forming a first spacer adjacent to sidewalls of the gate and around portions of nanowire extending from the gate, forming a hardmask layer on the capping layer and the first spacer, removing exposed portions of the nanowire, epitaxially growing a doped semiconductor material on exposed cross sections of the nanowire to form a source region and a drain region, forming a silicide material in the epitaxially grown doped semiconductor material, and forming a conductive material on the source and drain regions. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133166 | NANOWIRE FET HAVING INDUCED RADIAL STRAIN - A device is provided and includes a nanowire connecting first and second silicon-on-insulator (SOI) pads and a gate including a gate conductor surrounding the nanowire and a fully silicided material surrounding the gate conductor to radially strain the nanowire. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133167 | PLANAR AND NANOWIRE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS - A method for forming an integrated circuit, the method includes forming a first nanowire suspended above an insulator substrate, the first nanowire attached to a first silicon on insulator (SOI) pad region and a second SOI pad region that are disposed on the insulator substrate, a second nanowire disposed on the insulator substrate attached to a third SOI pad region and a fourth SOI pad region that are disposed on the insulator substrate, and a SOI slab region that is disposed on the insulator substrate, and forming a first gate surrounding a portion of the first nanowire, a second gate on a portion of the second nanowire, and a third gate on a portion of the SOI slab region. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20080293246 | VERTICAL FET WITH NANOWIRE CHANNELS AND A SILICIDED BOTTOM CONTACT - A vertical FET structure with nanowire forming the FET channels is disclosed. The nanowires are formed over a conductive silicide layer. The nanowires are gated by a surrounding gate. Top and bottom insulator plugs function as gate spacers and reduce the gate-source and gate-drain capacitance. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090035919 | IN-PLACE BONDING OF MICROSTRUCTURES - A method for bonding microstructures to a semiconductor substrate using attractive forces, such as, hydrophobic, van der Waals, and covalent bonding is provided. The microstructures maintain their absolute position with respect to each other and translate vertically onto a wafer surface during the bonding process. The vertical translation of the micro-slabs is also referred to herein as “in-place bonding”. Semiconductor structures which include the attractively bonded microstructures and substrate are also disclosed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090057762 | Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors - Field-effect transistors (FETs) having nanowire channels are provided. In one aspect, a FET is provided. The FET comprises a substrate having a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) layer which is divided into at least two sections electrically isolated from one another, one section included in a source region and the other section included in a drain region; a channel region connecting the source region and the drain region and including at least one nanowire; an epitaxial semiconductor material, grown from the SOI layer, covering the nanowire and attaching the nanowire to each section of the SOI layer; and a gate over the channel region. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061568 | Techniques for Fabricating Nanowire Field-Effect Transistors - Techniques for the fabrication of field-effect transistors (FETs) having nanowire channels are provided. In one aspect, a method of fabricating a FET is provided comprising the following steps. A substrate is provided having a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) layer. At least one nanowire is deposited over the SOI layer. A sacrificial gate is formed over the SOI layer so as to cover a portion of the nanowire that forms a channel region. An epitaxial semiconductor material is selectively grown from the SOI layer that covers the nanowire and attaches the nanowire to the SOI layer in a source region and in a drain region. The sacrificial gate is removed. An oxide is formed that divides the SOI layer into at least two electrically isolated sections, one section included in the source region and the other section included in the drain region. A gate dielectric layer is formed over the channel region. A gate is formed over the channel region separated from the nanowire by the gate dielectric layer. A metal-semiconductor alloy is formed over the source and drain regions. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090124092 | METHODS OF SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF FINE PARTICLES ONTO SELECTED REGIONS OF A SUBSTRATE - A method for depositing fine particles from a suspension on selected regions of a substrate is disclosed. The particles are deposited on selected regions of a clean hydrophobic semiconductor surface that are surrounded by a wetting boundary which includes a mesa formed by etching through a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) film and an underlying buried oxide of an SOI substrate. The process is well suited for the growth of semiconductor nanowires that nucleates from fine particle used as a catalyst. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090309160 | STRAINED-SILICON-ON-INSULATOR SINGLE-AND DOUBLE-GATE MOSFET AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming a semiconductor structure (and the resulting structure), includes straining a free-standing semiconductor, and fixing the strained, free-standing semiconductor to a substrate. | 12-17-2009 |
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| 20090306914 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INPUT POWER OF POWER SUPPLIES - A system and method is provided to determine input power of a power supply using an input section by dividing input section output power by an efficiency value of the input section. Measurements of operating parameters are obtained through sensing devices that may be previously provided to avoid increased expense and complexity associated with the addition of a current sensing device. The input section maybe a rectifier or PFC stage. Input section output power can be determined by measuring current in a downstream DC/DC converter or converters. The current drawn by the DC/DC converter(s) is used as the output current of the input section to determine output power of the input section. The efficiency value is obtained for an operating point of the input section based on operating parameter values, as indicated in a lookup table or algorithm providing the efficiency values. The calculated input power may also be used to determine input RMS current for the power supply. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100027298 | System and method for synchronous rectifier drive that enables converters to operate in transition and discontinuous mode - A synchronous rectifier is switched in accordance with a primary switch transition and a reference signal representing current in a current storage device to which the synchronous rectifier is coupled. A current emulator provides a signal representing current in the current storage device as a volt-second product so that current stored in the current storage device while the primary switch is on is discharged by the synchronous rectifier. The use of a current emulator provides an inexpensive solution for controlling synchronous rectifier transitions without resorting to more expensive current sensing solutions that are commercially impracticable. Blanking intervals are provided for avoiding false transitions of the synchronous rectifier when the primary switch turns on and after the synchronous rectifier turns off. The disclosed system and method can be applied to flyback converters for a synchronous rectifier on the secondary side of a transformer, or the inductor of buck converters. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100052568 | Light emitting diode array driver - A device and method for controlling current output to current driven loads such as active light emitting diodes (LEDs) and, more particularly, a device and method for controlling current to an array of active LED strings that are disposed in series. The device generates a square wave AC current that flows through primary windings of plural isolation transformers whose primary windings are electrically connected in series. The device includes a current regulator that produces a regulated DC current that is proportional to a current reference; a free running inverter that converts the DC current to square wave AC current; and plural isolation transformers whose secondary windings are electrically connected to LED strings. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100195254 | OVERCURRENT AND BROWN OUT PROTECTION APPARATUS - A discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) converter is provided. The converter comprises a transformer having a primary and a secondary side, an RCD network, a rectifier, a switch, and a controller. The transformer has primary side with a first primary winding and a second primary winding and has a secondary side with a secondary winding. The RCD network is coupled to the first primary winding and is adapted to receive energy from the leakage inductance of the first primary winding. The rectifier is coupled to the second primary winding. The switch is coupled between the RCD network and ground. The controller receives indicia of a rectified voltage from the rectifier, indicia of current from the switch, indicia of transformer magnetization and controls the actuation of the switch. Preferably, the controller provides an actuation signal to the switch with actuation periods that are separated from one another by an interval that allows energy within the transformer to substantially dissipate. Average output current of this converter is generally limited from the peak switch current level that is allowed by the controller and a switching frequency that the controller allows the converter to operate. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100315840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDIRECT CONTROL OF A CONVERTER OUTPUT - One embodiment of the invention relates to a power apparatus. The power apparatus includes a power converter configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage for providing power at an output thereof to which a load is connectable. The converter can include an isolation barrier configured to electrically isolate the output and the load from an input source that provides the input voltage. The system also includes a control loop that includes indirect sense circuitry configured to indirectly derive an indication of at least one of output current and output power of the converter. The control loop is configured to control output current or output power based on the indirectly derived indication of output current or output power, respectively. | 12-16-2010 |
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| 20080247915 | Apparatus for the preparation of mammalian specimens for cryopreservation and/or vitrification, and for thawing and using susch specimens - A biological specimen processing dish assembly includes a dish portion for use in treating specimens such as oocytes, embryos, tissues, and the like sequientially with different reagents or media. The dish includes a plurality of geometrically arranged wells disposed in related sets. The wells are operative to receive reagents or media for the use in treatment of the specimens in question. The specimens can be subjected to a sequence of different treatment media in the wells in a set thereof so as to provide a coherant device for subjecting specimens to a treatment procedure that requires the specimens to be subjected to different media or reagents during sequencial steps in the treatment protocol. The dish can be partially filled with a layer of oil that overlies the reagents in the wells and protects the specimens from exposure to air during the treatment protocol. The dish can be provided with an internal partition that segments the dish so as to provide a plurality of wells that will not be covered by the oil layer. The assembly can also include a cover for overlying the dish so as to provide areas where protocol information can be displayed to enable the technician to properly use the dish assembly in performance of the treatment protocols. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080248563 | Specimen container for the micro manipulation and biopsy in in-vitro fertilization - A container or dish is useful for the micro manipulation, micro injection, biopsy and fertilization in oocyte and embryo manipulation and culturing. The dish allows the user to more readily perform procedures used to fertilize oocytes by Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) or other procedures, biopsy embryos and perform additional procedures for use in assisted reproductive techniques (ART), human reproduction and in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The invention allows ease in use, the reduction in the number of micro tools used in the procedure, as opposed to conventional dishes and procedures, and will allow the user to more readily locate the oocytes and embryos to be handled and worked on. The invention will add repetitiveness, consistency, improve efficacy and ease of procedure and may improve outcomes. The invention will also give the user a more ergonomically practical dish for these types of procedures and related protocols. Specimens other than oocytes and embryos can be treated in the container by means of micro manipulation. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100174133 | Apparatus and method for processing microscopic single cell biological specimens with a single microtool - An oocyte and embryo-positioning apparatus enables a plurality of oocytes, embryos or other cell specimens to be held and positioned for injection therein of fluid molecular reagents such as DNA, RNA, protein, cells, spermatozoa and cells; and removal of cells, fragments of cells, cytoplasm, nuclei and cellular organelles. The oocytes and embryos are kept separate from each other in open marked or unmarked well-compartments that are located in the culture container. Each well-compartment comprises one or more finger like structures that can position one oocyte or one embryo. The lanes between the digits of the fingers may be sloped allowing the oocytes or embryo to position at the narrowest and lowest point of the compartment. The method and oocytes and embryo-positioning apparatus of this invention includes a culturing container, such as a Petrie dish, in which the oocytes and embryos are held for micromanipulation. The Petrie dish preferably contains a plurality of the oocyte or embryo-holding finger like-structures which can be positioned in the Petrie dish in a predetermined pattern. For example, the well-compartments can be positioned in the Petrie dish as a strip of well-compartments between the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions, or in any other planned deployment. Marked well-compartments can be identified by letters or numbers or symbols. | 07-08-2010 |
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| 20090176720 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PIPERACILLIN AND TAZOBACTAM USEFUL FOR INJECTION - An aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, preferably EDTA, or a salt thereof has been found to be useful for inhibiting particulate formation in piperacillin/tazobactam parenteral combinations. The composition may also contain a buffer, preferably citrate, and optionally an aminoglycoside. The product may be in the form of a frozen composition that can be thawed for use. The product may also be in the form of a cryodesiccated powder that can be reconstituted by addition of an aqueous vehicle to reform a solution. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110060265 | IMPLANTABLE SHUNT OR CATHETER ENABLING GRADUAL DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - An implantable catheter or shunt for draining fluid from a body cavity. The catheter or shunt body has a wall structure that carries one or more therapeutic agents in a manner enabling release of the therapeutic agent from the wall structure in situ after surgical implantation of the catheter or shunt body. The therapeutic agent can be gradually released over time to prevent infection, inhibit tissue ingrowths, and/or provide some other desired medicinal purpose. As an example, the therapeutic agent can be rapamycin or an mTOR inhibitor. According to some contemplated embodiments of the present invention, the therapeutic agent carried by the catheter/shunt is rechargeable or refillable in situ so that the therapeutic agent can be gradually released from the catheter/shunt over the expected useful life of the catheter/shunt. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110166091 | Compositions Containing Piperacillin and Tazobactam Useful for Injection - An aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, preferably EDTA, or a salt thereof has been found to be useful for inhibiting particulate formation in piperacillin/tazobactam parenteral combinations. The composition may also contain a buffer, preferably citrate, and optionally an aminoglycoside. The product may be in the form of a frozen composition that can be thawed for use. The product may also be in the form of a cryodesiccated powder that can be reconstituted by addition of an aqueous vehicle to reform a solution. | 07-07-2011 |
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| 20080201408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICES EXCHANGE - A services computing system may include a server and a plurality of clients in communication with the server. The system may further include a plurality of service exchange units in communication with the server with each of the plurality of service exchange units providing a service to a portion of the plurality of clients based upon permissions and data received from the portion of the plurality of clients. A system contemplated herein helps to better manage complex business ecosystems with heterogeneous and/or homogenous groups of clients. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080243488 | AUTOMATED GLOSSARY CREATION - A method and device for creating a glossary includes a processor operable for executing computer instructions for identifying, in at least one information source, at least one glossary item identifying a part or a component, determining at least one glossary item form as a canonical form, defining, by using the canonical form, at least one syntactic structure, that includes one of the at least one identified glossary items, for each of at least one semantic classes, and searching a second information source for the at least one syntactic structure of the semantic class. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080256031 | Method and Apparatus for Ranking-Based Information Processing - Techniques are provided for ranking-based information processing. Method steps can include integrating information from at least one source (a plurality of heterogeneous sources can also be handled), to obtain integrated information; mapping the integrated information to at least one application; ranking the integrated information based on the mapping and on ranking criteria from a knowledge base; and processing the integrated information, based on the ranking, to obtain processed integrated information. Optionally, the processing step includes formatting the processed integrated information for a plurality of applications. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100088162 | Scoring Supplier Performance - A method comprising, defining a supplier scoring tree by, receiving a function of a supplier performance, defining a first node to include the function of the supplier performance, receiving a first value associated with a metric of the supplier performance, defining a second node to receive the first value associated with a metric of the supplier performance, and connecting the first node to the second node with a link, outputting the defined supplier scoring tree to a display, and displaying the defined supplier scoring tree to a user for analysis of supplier performance by the user. | 04-08-2010 |
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| 20090106011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING SENSOR AND ACTUATOR APPLICATIONS OVER DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a method for coordinating zero or more modelings, zero or more implementations and zero or more deployments of a computer system, including but not limited to computer systems involving sensors, actuators, or both and a system providing assistance to designers, implementers, and deployers of computer systems. The method and system including: defining one or more interfaces of one or more components; creating models for the one or more components, each of which is either a composite component model or a atomic component, model, creating the one or more composite components as instances of the composite component models creating the one or more atomic components as instances of the atomic component models creating a domain model by specifying the computational resources; and creating a deployment model by specifying one or more component-model instances and specifying which the component-model instances should be executed on which the computational resources of the domain model. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090266904 | HVAC SYSTEM WITH ENERGY SAVING MODES SET USING A SECURITY SYSTEM CONTROL PANEL - Disclosed is an energy-conserving HVAC system for an occupancy, the system including an HVAC system including HVAC actuators, sensors configured to sense temperature and humidity in zones of the occupancy, and an HVAC controller in communication with the HVAC actuators and the sensors, said HVAC controller being configured to include HVAC modes that specify that each of the HVAC actuators to be actuatable and deactuatable in response to particular HVAC sensor readings in the zones, and a security system configured to provide security, the security system including a security control panel in communication with the HVAC controller, wherein the security system includes security modes that are actuatable via the security control panel, actuation of each of the plurality of security modes resulting in an automatic actuation of the HVAC modes, the automatic actuation occurring without any action beyond the actuation of one of the plurality of security modes. | 10-29-2009 |
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| 20090150180 | Method, apparatus and solftware for identifying responders in clinical environment - A process for determining responders in clinical testing environments that involves, inter alia, detecting treatment response through the use of small numbers of measurements of randomly varying outcome variables in individual clinical trial subjects, and by analyzing the measurements in such a way as to eliminate troublesome variables, such as a spontaneous population variability. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100061935 | METHODS OF USING SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions related to use of aminopyridines, such as fampridine, to improve impairments of patients with a demyelinating condition, such as MS. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100324098 | SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS - A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at least 12 hours, preferably 24 hours or more and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324099 | SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS - A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at least 12 hours, preferably 24 hours or more and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100324100 | SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS - A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at least 12 hours, preferably 24 hours or more and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110166187 | METHODS OF USING SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS - A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at about 12 hours and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis. A method of selecting individuals based on responsiveness to a treatment, including, for example, identifying individuals who responded to treatment with a sustained release fampridine composition. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166188 | METHODS OF USING SUSTAINED RELEASE AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOSITIONS - A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at about 12 hours and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis. A method of selecting individuals based on responsiveness to a treatment, including, for example, identifying individuals who responded to treatment with a sustained release fampridine composition. | 07-07-2011 |
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